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B. P. HYDE VANITY BOX Filed Feb. 5, 1923 2 Sheets-$hee l Jul 3, 1923. 1,460,906

B. P. HYDE VANITY BOX Filed Feb 5/1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 3? f0 i 4z 42 Patented July 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BURDON' HYDE, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR T0 SCOVILL MANUFAC- TURING COMPANY, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTI- GUT.

VANITY BOX.

Application filed February 5, 1923. Serial No. 616,889.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Bnnnox P. HYDE. a citizen of the United States. residing at Vaterbury, county of New Haven, and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vanity Boxes, I

fully described and represented in the following specification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

This invention relates to the small boxes or cases for holding cosmetics and commonly known as vanity boxes.

These vanity boxes are widely used for holding powder and rouge. The powderand rouge are put out by the manufacturers either in the form of compacts. that is. the.

powder or rouge is compacted on suitable thin supports which are secured in the boxes, these supports being generally removable from the boxes when the powder and rouge has been used up, or in the form of loose powder. \Vhere the powder and the rouge are put out in the form of compacts no difiiculty is ex )erienced in leakage of the powder from t e box. Where loose powder is used. however, and many users prefer the powder in this form, difliculty has been ex perienced in providing a box in which the powder may be carried without leaking, but which at the same time may be readily manipulated so that the user may get at the powder.

It is the especial object of the present invention to provide a vanity box for loose powder, the box being so constructed as-to be practically proof against leakage of powder, but the parts of which at the same time are so constructed and assembled that the box may be readily manipulated to get at the powder for use.

A further object of the invention is to provide a vanity box in which the loose powder may thus be carried and in which pro vision is also made for carrying rouge, preferably in compact form.

With these and other objects not specifically referred to, the invention consists in certain novel combinations. arrangements and parts, which will be fully described in.

connection with the accompanying drawings and the novel features thereafter pointed out in the claims hereunto appende In these drawings Figure 1 is a face view of one form of the 1nlI)IOCl powder box, the box being shown with the cover open and the powder com partment closed.

Figure 2 is a section taken on line 2-2 of 1, the parts being shown in closed position.

Figure 3 is a sectional side view showing the parts in open position.

Figure -t is a detail sectional view on an enlarged scale.

Figure 5 is a central sectional view of a modified form of box in which provision is 'made for the rouge.

Figure (3 is a side view of the box shown in Fig. 5 with the parts in open position.

Figure 7 is a broken plan view showing the hinge by which the parts of the box shown in Fig. 5 are pivotally associated.

Figure 8 is a detail sectional view of the member secured in the powder compartment with which the lid co-opcrates to form a better tight joint.

Referring now to these drawings and first to Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive. there is shown one construction for effecting the object of the invention. In the construction of these figures the invention has been illustrated as used in connection with a box for holding loose powder. no prmusion being made in this box for holding rouge. As shown there is provided a box preferably of light sheet metal as brass and substantially circular in shape and of a size to be readily carried in a ladys handbag. poclwtbook. or the like. This box includes a bottom member 1, this member being provided with an upturned peripheral flange 2, and forming a powder compartment. indicated at 3.

In the best constructions this box will be provided with a cover 4. this cover being pivotally associated with the bottom by means of a hinge 5, said hinge including the usual straps 6, 7 secured respectively to the bottom and cover of the box. This cover, also. when a cover is used. may be provided with a reflecting surface such as a mirror 8, this mirror being held in place in the cover by a flanged ring 9.

In accordance with the invention a construction is provided for making the compartment proof against powder leakage, the parts being of such character that the powder compartment may be readily opened to a lid in the form of a metal plate 10 which is pivotally associated with the bottom of the box by means, of a hinge 11 secured to the lid and to a art hereinafter referred to. This cover or lid is formed with a vertical holdin flan e 12 depending from the inside of the id. his flange is inset so as to form a flange or part 13 extending outwardly toward the periphery of the box, preferably at an angle to the part 12. These flanges 12, 13 co-operate with similar flanges formed on or carried by the bottom member. In the particular construction illustrated, there is provided a co-operating vertical flange 14 having extending outwardly therefrom and at an angle thereto a surface 15, the surfaces 13 and 15 in effect forming abevel which, with the holding flanges 12, -14, form practically a powder tlght joint, the flanges 12, 14-. being proportioned so as to have a nice fri'ction fit. The flanges 14 and 15 are, in the particular construction illustrated, formed on a member orepart 16 in the form of a ring having a side wall 17 the upper end'of which is bent to form a flat 18 and then further bent to form the flanges 14, 15, before referred to. This ring 16 is dimensioned so as to very snugly fit inside of the bottom member of the box extending preferably as shown in Fig, 4, somewhat above the flange 2, so as to form an upper compartment of suflicient dimension to hold a good supply of powder, the parts being associated by forming the ring into the bottom compartment. If desired to afl'ord every protection against the escape of powder between the inside wall of the bottom compartment and the outwardly extending wall of the ring, a packing 16' may be employed on which thering seats, this packing being positioned in the bottom of the box. This packing, however, under certain circumstances may be omitted if desired.

The cover 4 is provided with a peripheral flange 19 which telescopically engages with the upper part of the rin 16 so as to fit the same nicely and abuts, w en in closed position, against the edge of the flan e 2 of the bottom 1, as shown in Figs. 2 an 4, If

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desired, a knob catch 20 may be provided for securely fastening the cover to the bottom. The lid 10, is as before stated, hinged inside the bottom member by the hinge 11, and in the particular construction illustrated, is hinged to the ring 16 at the back of the box.

In the best constructions a nail catch is formed on the lid 10 so that it can be readily lifted to permit access to the powder compartment, and such catch is shown indicated at 21, this catch being preferably formed by slightly flaring the metal at the edge of the lid.

With the construction described a very compact and simple box has been provided and one which, because of the peculiar conformation of the flange and the ring, is substantially proof against leakage of powder from the powder compartment.

In some instances it may be desirable to provide a box for holding both loose powder and rouge, either in the form of loose rouge powder or a compact, and a box has been illustrated in Figs. 5 to 8 in which both loose powder and rouge in the form of a compact may be carried.

Referring now to Figs. 5 to 8, there is shown a box having what may be termed a bottom compartment 25 having an upstanding peripheral wall 26. Located in this bottom is a bezel 27 having a central opening28, the bezel being formed around this opening with a shoulder 29. A rouge compact, indicated at 30, is positioned in the opening 28 and is held in place in any suitable manner, as by spring clips 31 taking under the shoulder 29 of the bezel.

Pivotally associated with the bottom 25 is a member forming a powder compartment. This member, in the particular construction shown. includes a bottom 32 having a peripheral flange 33 formed with a central peripheral bead 34:, this powder carryingmember being pivotally associated with the bottom by a hin e 35. Also in the best constructions pivotafiy associated with this powder carrying compartment and the bottom is a cover 36 having a depending peripheral flange 37 and being provided with a mirror 38 held in place by a flange ring 39. When the parts are in closed position, as shown in Fig. 5, the flanges 26 and 37 of the bottom and cover telescopically engage the wall of the metal compartment and abut against the head 34, and if desired knob catches 40 may be provided for fastening these members together.

As in the construction previously describedv with reference to Figs. 1 to 4, the powder carrying compartment is provided with a lid 41 pivotally associated with the member forming the powder compartment as by a hinge 42.

This compartment is made powder tight by a construction broadly the same as that heretofore described but which specifically is a modification thereof. In this modified construction the. lid 41 is formed with a vertical holding flange 42 depending therefrom and with a rim 43 extending outwardly fromthe flange. (lo-operating with this flange and rim is a vertically holding flange 44 and extending upwardly, that is, toward the periphery of the compartment is a rim 45. This flange 44 and rim 45 may be formed in any suitable manner, but in the particular construction shown, they are formed on a ring 46 formed near its outer periphery with a fiat 47, this flat being inturned to form an incline 48 extending about the rim 45, before referred to, and then further being turned to form the vertical flange 44. The ring 46 is proportioned so that there is a tight friction fit between it and the wall 33 of the powder compartment, these parts being preferably associated by driving them together so that the fit therebetween is very tight and snug. If desired a'packing 49 may be used between the bottom edge of the ring and the bottom of the powder compartment, as shown in Fig., 5.

With this construction a very tight fit is provided between the flanges 42, 4.4 and which with the rim and the incline or bevel 18 act to practically prevent the escape of powder from the compartment. The lid 41 may be provided with a nail catch 50 as previously described with reference to Figs. 1 to 4.

In both forms of boxes the flats 18 and 47 provide a space in which the hinges 11 and 42 may be set, the parts being blocked out, as indicated at 51 in Figs. 1 and 7. to permit the positioning of the hinge without disturbing the continuity of the holding flanges of the lid and ring members so that powder tight surfaces are presented around the entire periphery of these parts.

It will be understood that where it is desired to use loose rouge as distinguished from a rouge compact in the bottom of the box, a ring and lid, such as shown and described in either Figs. 1 to 4 or Figs. 5 to 8 will be used in the form of the box in place of the bezel and clips shown in Figs. 5 to 8. As this ring and its construction and means for associating it with the rest of the box is the same as that already described, it is un necessary to show or describe it further.

While the invention has been shown and described in its preferred forms, it will be understood that various changes may be made in the specific structures shown and described, and that such changes are within the scope of the invention as defined in the claims hereunto appended.

What I claim is.

a 1. In a vanity box, the combination of a part having a bottom formed with an upturned peripheral flange andforming a compartment for holding cosmetic in a powdered form, a lid for closin the compartment having a holding flange epending from the lid and inset from the edge thereof, a vertical holding flange carried from the bottom part and having a part inclined away from the flange with which the edge and flange of the lid co-operate, the vertical flanges having a friction fit and forming a powder tight joint.

2. In a vanity box, the combination of a part having a bottomformed with an upturned peripheral flange and forming a compartment for holding cosmetic in a powdered form, .a ring having a peripheral flange held in the bottom with a friction fit, a lid hinged to the ring for closing the compartment, said lid having a'depending holding flange inset from the edge of the lid, a holding flange depending from the ring and having a part inclined away from the flange with which the edge and flange of the lid co-operate, the vertical flanges having a friction fit and forming a powder tight joint.

3. A loose powder box having a powder compartment, a ring having a flange tightly engaging the walls of the compartment, a rim on the ring, the inner edges of the rim being inclined with a vertical flange depending therefrom, a-lid having a flange engaging the flange of the rim, and a cover over the lid.

4. A loose powder box, having a powder compartment, a ring having a flange tightly engaging the walls of the compartment, a rim on the ring,a lid hinged to the rim and having a peripheral flange inside the hinge therefrom co-operating with the ring to form a powder tight joint.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

BURDO'N P. HYDE.

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